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VIEW UF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL 
The Lincoln Memorial will be the costliest munument to the memory of one man ever reared b}' a republic. The Capitol, at one end 
of the great parkway stretching from Capitol Hill to the Potomac, is a monument to the Government; the Lincoln Memorial, at the other 
end of that parkway is a monument to the savior of that Government; and the Washington Monument, standing between, is a monument 
to its founder. The Memorial will stand on a broad terrace 45 feet above grade. The colonnade will be 18S feet long and 118 feet wide, 
and will contain 36 columns, 44 feet high and 7 feet 5 inches in diameter at the base. Within the interior of the structure will be three 
halls. In the central hall, wli.ich will be 60 feet wide, 70 long and 60 high, there will \:e a noHe statue of Lincoln, while in the two side 
halls will be bronze tablets containing the Great Emancipator's second inaugural address and his Gettysburg sjieech. Henry Bacon is the 
architect of the Memorial, which will be completed in two years. 



REPRODUCTION 



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TESTIMONIAL TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN 

PLACED IN THE CORNER STONE OF 

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TWELFTH DAY OF FEBRUARY 

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Secretary of War 

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Lincoln Memorial Commission: 
WILLIAM H. TAFT, Chairman 
JOSEPH G. CANNON 
GEO. PEABODY WETMORE 
SAMUEL WALKER McCALL 
CHAMP CLARK 
THOMAS S. MARTIN 

JO. C. 5, BLACKBURN 

Special Resident Commissioner 

SHELBY M. CULLOM, Deceased 
HERNAtJDO D. MONEY, Deceased 



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AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS AND ERECTED UNDER 
THE DIRECTION OF THE LINCOLN ME IVIORI A L COMMISSION 
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HENRY BACON, Architect 

COLONEL WM. W. HARTS, Executive and Disbursing Officer 

GEORGE A. FULLER COMPANY, Builders 



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JOSEPH G. CANNON 
GEO. FEAEODY WETMORE 
SAMUEL WALKER McCALL 
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THOMAS S. MARTIN 

JO. C. S. BLACKBURN 

Special Resident Commissioner 

SHELBY M. CULLOM, Deceased 
HERNANDO D. MONEY, Deceased 



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SAMUEL WALKER McCALL 
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THOMAS S. MARTIN 

JO. C. S. BLACKBURN 

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HERNANDO D. MONEY, Deceased 



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COLONEL WM. W. HARTS, Executive and Disbursing Officer 

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JOSEPH G. CANNON 
GEO. PEABODY WETMORE 
SAMUEL WALKER McCALL 
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Special Resident Commissioner 

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HERNANDO D. MONEY, Deceased 



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COLONEL WM. W. HARTS, Executive and Disbursing Officer 

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We. officers and members of the Grand Army of the Republic, wishing to 
leave evidence of our love for and appreciation of our great leader during the 
War of the Rebellion, Abraham Lincoln, who gave his life in furtherance of the 
Union and whose love for the soldiers was paramount, have signed this paper to 
be placed in the comer stone of the Lincoln Memorial Building to be preserved 



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SAMUEL WALi^ER McCaLL 
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THOMAS S. MARTIN 

JO. C. S. BLACKBURN 

Special Resident Commissioner 

SHELBY M. CULLOM, Deceased 
HERNANDO D. MONEY, Deceased 



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AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF CONGRESS AND ERECTED UNDER 
THE DIRECTION OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL COMMISSION 
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COLONEL WM. W. HARTS, Executive and Disbursing Officer 

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To the construction of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington the signers ol 
this paper have steadfastly endeavored to bring their best effons as workmen. 
They believe that the buildmg is well and truly laid. 

The architect has spared no pains to perfect his drawings. 

The contractors have followed them with earnest fidehty. 

The men vrho have executed the design with their hands have been con- 
scientious in tneir labor. 

And as they here record their names, to be placed within the comer stone 
of the Memonal on February la. 1915. they declare to their brother craftsmen in 
future ages that what they have done is the tribute of their heans to Abraham 
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JOSEPH G CANNON CHAMP CLARK SPECIAL RESIDENT COMMISSIONEB Eitculivt ««0 DmunsiHS ocnctn 

GEO. PfABODV WETMORE THOMAS S. MASIIN 14 SENATE OFFICE BUlLDINii HENRY A. WALE. stc«.T««r 

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LINCOLN 
MEMORIAL COMMISSION 

Washington, D. C. February 12, 1915. 

Laying the Corner-stone of the 
LINCOLN MEMORIAL. 

Remarks of 

Hon. Jos. C. S. Blackburn, 

Special Resident Commissioner. 

The Lincoln Memorial Commission, at its recent meeting, determined 
that the laying of this corner-stone should not be attended by any public 
function, as there was not time in which to prepare for such a gathering 
as would be commensurate with the occasion. 

The purpose of this Memorial that we are erecting is not to per- 
petuate the name or fame of him in whose honor it is builded. 

His name will outlast all tributes that we can pay in the shape of 
bronze or marble. It is intended rather as an evidence to the genera- 
tions that shall follow us of the admiration and love cherished by the 
American people. 

It can add no lustre to the fame of Lincoln, but it is to stand 
through coming ages as evidence of the gratitude and devotion in which 
Lincoln is held by his countrymen* 



JOHN F SMAFROTH. COtO.. CMArPMAM, 

DUNCAN U FLETCHER. FLA. MILES POINOEXTEn. WA9H. 

JOHN w KERN.IND. »«>SES E. CLAPP. MINM. 

WILLARD >AULSBOBV. DEL. ALBERT B- FALL. H. MCX. 

JAMES K VAnOAHAM. MISS. EDWIN C BURLEIOH. ME. 

OLLlE M, JAMES. KT. NATHAN DOFF. W. VA. 
JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS, (LL. 



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